Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair after failing to declare link to Boris Johnson loan

Investigation says Sharp broke rules on public appointments, creating potential perceived conflict of interest'

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Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chair after he breached the rules on public appointments by failing to declare his connection to a secret 800,000 loan made to Boris Johnson.

Sharp quit on Friday morning after concluding his continued presence at the BBC may well be a distraction from the corporation's good work".